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It was a busy weekend for some of Newark’s young boxers and their coaches who were in Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester representing Newark Amateur Boxing Club on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The action began on Friday afternoon when Sam Hardy and Alfie Briggs-Price, accompanied by Suggy’s Gym head coach Dean Sugden, were invited to the... Continue Reading →
Disappointment rapidly turned to delight for Newark boxer Jade Grierson last week when, after learning of the cancellation of her upcoming professional debut on Stefy Bull’s New Beginnings show in Doncaster, she was immediately offered the chance to walk out into the ring for a Special Exhibition Contest on the same card. “Despite all our... Continue Reading →
Despite the last-minute cancellation of her first professional fight, which was due to take place at Nottingham’s Harvey Hadden Stadium on Saturday 8 October, Suggy’s Gym’s Jade Grierson has only a couple of weeks to wait till she makes that pro boxing debut. The 31-year-old, who began training at Suggy’s Gym when she was just... Continue Reading →
Just two weeks after he walked out into the ring at Farndon Memorial Hall, Daniel Radford was representing Newark Amateur Boxing Club again on Friday 23 September when he headed to Oldbury to box on the Warley ABC show. Accompanied by coaches Dean Sugden and Steve Williams, the 19-year-old from Newark was up against local... Continue Reading →
Almost 20 years to the day since Newark Amateur Boxing Club was established on Castlegate, its first HOME SHOW of the season returned to Farndon Memorial Hall on Friday 9 September. A huge success for the club, all the matches on the card were really competitive and, cheered on by the support of their sponsors,... Continue Reading →
If you weren't able to see it live earlier this month, here's a chance to catch up on the English Light Heavyweight Title fight between Chad '2 Slick' Sugden and Joel McIntyre over at the Newark Showground on Friday 15 July. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9FURFwBxoE&t=7s And if you haven't already seen Dean Sugden's post-show report, just click here... Continue Reading →
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